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Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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Category: true crime

January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

January 1931

cover art by Alex Redmond

Posted on December 23, 2023May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags alex redmond, christmas crime, frank h. thompson, melville davisson post, real detective tales, wreathLeave a comment on January 1931 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

June 1952 issue

June 1952

Posted on December 23, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true crime, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1952 issue

July 1949 issue

July 1949

Posted on December 22, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, famous police cases, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smoking, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1949 issue

April 1949 issue

April 1949

Posted on December 20, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, telephone, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1949 issue

July 1952 issue

July 1952

better image than previously posted

cover art by Michael McCann

Posted on December 20, 2023December 17, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazine, michael mccann, pulp art, true crimeLeave a comment on July 1952 issue

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

October 1935

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on December 19, 2023December 17, 2023Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags evening wear, monocle, pulp art, startling detective adventures, stockton mulford, top hat, true crime, tuxLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

November 1959 debut issue

November 1959

first of only two issues

Posted on December 19, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags 77 sunset strip, dame, femme fatale, private eye, private eye magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on November 1959 debut issue

July 1951 issue

July 1951

Posted on December 19, 2023May 6, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1951 issue

January 1951 issue

January 1951

Posted on December 17, 2023December 13, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags pulp illustration, real detective magazine, telephone, true crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue

February 1953 issue

February 1953

Posted on December 17, 2023December 13, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true crime, uncensored detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1953 issue

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